The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1887-05-26
GENERAL NEWS NOTES.
Items Of Interest Gathered from VarIo
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navigation perilous on Lake Superior.
The Frankfort Gazette confirms the re-
port of the discovery of a,plot at Nova.
tcherkask to kill the Gar.
A Republican Congressman, Mr. Gros.
venor, of Ohio, thinks Mr.. Cleveland will
DO renominated by acclamation.
The President has appointed Major j.
Rathbone, of California, to be Consul Gen
eral at Paris. -I.s .-...'s &
Police returns show that on Sunday last
eleYen persons in Berlin committed or at
tempted suicide.
The Gate City Guards have decided to
go TO Europe only as party of citizen
tourists, and not uniformed as company.
Jack IIolbrook, Q carpenter, was stabbed
and killed at Grenada, Miss, Monday, by
E. j. Lowenstein, a restaurant keeper
Cause unknown.
Governor Gordon has received papers
asking for Blackwood's requisition. 1t was
issued at once and returned to the Augusta
authorities.
The London Standard saysit transpires
that Russia claims a wider eXpanSe of ter
ritory in Afghanistan than the part already
disputed.
In the joint session of the Florida Legis-
States Senator over Goodrich, Republican,
by vote of 81 to H.
The Comptroller of the Currency has au-
thorized the Third National Bank of Knox
vile, Tenn, to begin business with capi-
tai of $3.50, 900.
The joint Democratic Senatorial caucus
at Tallahassee, Fla, nominated Paso on
wednesday night, on the first ballot by a
vote OF 90, thus breaking the deadlock
a Berlin telegram to the Brussels Inde-
pendence Beige says that the police at Novo
IcherkaSk have unearthCd plot to kill the
Gar, and that 30 arrests have been made.
The Interstate Commerce Commission
has received apctitiOn from committee of
citizens OF Newman, Ga, protesting against
the suspension of the 4th section
George E. Reed, for two years past City
Treasurer Of Bismarck, Dakota, is missing
1t Is believed that he has gone to Canada
His accounts are said to be $4,000 short.
VIM. O'Bricn, the Irish editor has been
received with great popular ovation in
Canada. At Toronto 10000 people gath
cred to hear him speak.
The President has received an invitation
to attend the North Carolina Teachers As
sembly at Norehead City, from June II to
~. lie fears he cannot attend.l
A Nationalist outdoor meeting at Dun
cannon, Ireland, Thursday, was dispersed
by the police. The Nationalists afterward
met in hall. Indoors an Orange meeting
was also held.
The President Of the Irish National
League of America promises Dir. Glad
stone, the great Englishman, cordial wei
come to our shores when he visits this coun-
try.
At Nananaimo, B. c., the bodies of II
more victims have been brought up out of
the mine and six white men and eleven
Cinnamon are yet to be found. The bodies
were badly burned.
Tie Virginia Beach railroad and water
ing place hotel property, on the ocean. sew
entccn miles from Norfolk, were sold at
auction for $17O, 900, to syndicate headed
by Charles w. NIackcy, of Franklin, Pa.
The East Tennessee Farmers Association
has adopted resolutions endorsing the inter
State commerce law, and expressing the
belief that it will result in relief to the
agricultural classes.
a fire in San Francisco on Tuesday night
destroyed some of the largest slaughter
houses and packing establishments. A
large number of sheep, hogs and horses
were burned to death Loss 100000
The State Of Virginia has paid to the
Kendall Bank Note Company, of New
York, Il judgment obtained in 1882 for $50
GOO ANA interest, for engraving and print
ing the RiddlcDerger bonds.
The notorious negro, Albert TahOrn.
who it will be remembered attempted to
commit hcinOus crime in Granville
county. n. G., last March, was Thursday
sentenced to be hung on June 1G, at OK
ford, N. G.
1t seems that Miss Cleveland is really to
be associated with Mrs Martha j. Lamb in
conducting the Margarine Of 1mericun lis
tory. She will probably take charge of a
specific department under her own sigma,
turc.
John l.. Sullivan has agreed to fight
Jake killian for $4,000. The fight will
take place in some park or public building,
and the winner is to take two-thirds of the
gate receipts, not more than six rounds to
be fought.
The Court of Claims has decided in favor
OF the State of Alabama for SIS, ,2S5 and of
mississippi for $41 ,454. under the recent
decision OF the Court in the Louisiana case,
Inat the Government cannot set off the pro
cccds OF sale of swamp lands against the
direct State tax.
According to statement made by Henry
and Ohio Telegraph with the postal and
other Independent lines is to be made, the
consolidation taking the form of a new
company, the Baltimore and Ohio having
a controlling interest.
Col. j. w. Paramorc, founder of the
Cotton Compress Company, of st. Louis,
and protector and active organizer of what
IS now the ST. Louis, Arkansas and Texas
ltailroad system, died at st. Louis on Tues
day night of Pneumonia after short i'll
ness.
The Irish envoy and party of three or
four friends were set upon by q mob of n
thousand rOughs at Toronto. A New York
reporter was Knocked scnselcss The DO
lice refused to interfere, and a number of
persons were injured. An ATTEMPT was
made to murder o Brien, but it failed.
Advices by the steamer Zcalandin, from
Honlulu and Sydney, which arrived at San
francisco Thursday, says that the bodies
OF 80 victims of the Bull Collcry disaster
near Sydney. New South Wales, hnd
been recovered. The inquest resulted in a
verdict that the explosion was due to disrc.
garding the rule prohibiting miners from
working where gas existed.